SASE Solutions Architect - Israel

Job Description

SASE Solution Architect - Israel

Fortinet is actively looking for a SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) Solution Architect to spearhead our SASE practice, defining the overarching technical vision to effectively address our customers' business and security challenges.

This pivotal role offers the opportunity to work on groundbreaking and transformational cybersecurity projects, collaborating with top-tier professionals and organizations in the cybersecurity sector.

Ideal candidates are self-motivated, possess an entrepreneurial spirit, and can navigate the complexities inherent in emerging security technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• SASE Customer Engagements: Build advisory relationships with strategic accounts focusing on SASE solutions. Engage with technology leaders such as Architects, CTOs, and CIOs to lead discussions on SASE architecture and implementation strategies. Support customers alongside Sales and Solution Engineering teams through the entire opportunity lifecycle, ensuring a SASE-first approach.
• Strategy Development: Take part in crafting and executing strategies that position Fortinet as a leader in the SASE space. Identify business objectives and participate in creating competitive strategies. Collaborate with product and engineering teams to align Fortinet's SASE offerings with market demands and future trends.
• SASE Solution Design and Proof: Oversee and conduct demonstrations of SASE solutions, ensuring Fortinet's offerings are well-positioned against competitors. Customize solutions to meet complex customer requirements, emphasizing the integration of SASE components for a seamless security posture.
• Educational Leadership: Serve as a SASE thought leader, creating readiness plans and identifying training opportunities for peers. Lead by example in tech communities by sharing best practices, delivering content at industry events, and acting as a mentor.
  
  

What You Bring

• Strong background in cybersecurity, specifically with experience in SASE domain from startups, hyperscalers, or the high-tech industry.
• Proven track record of establishing deep technical and strategic relationships with senior executives, business owners, and key decision-makers.
• Good working knowledge of the SASE components including, but not limited to, advanced networking (SD-WAN, Data Center), cloud (public, private and SaaS) security, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Next-Gen FW, advanced threats, endpoint security and Data Security.
• Comfortable with open-source technology ecosystems and contemporary cloud security technologies.
• Knowledge of cloud-based and on-premises implementations, migration strategies, and comprehensive security management.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, plus 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity solutions, SASE architecture, consulting, or related cloud/security technologies;

OR

Master's Degree in the same fields plus 6+ years of experience;

OR

Equivalent professional experience.

• Extensive experience with SASE architecture, including cloud and on-premises infrastructures, migration strategies, and technology management.
• 6+ years of customer-facing experience in technical pre-sales, technical consulting, or technology delivery, with a strong emphasis on cybersecurity and SASE solutions.
• CISSP preferred, with additional certifications like CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) or relevant SASE certifications considered favorably.
  
  

Join Us

Fortinet is at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation, and our SASE Cloud Solution Architect role is critical to our mission of securing our customers' operations across their digital landscape. If you're passionate about shaping the future of secure access and cloud security, and are ready to lead in the dynamic SASE domain, we want to hear from you.

Fortinet is an equal opportunity employer. We value the diversity in our company, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality in addition to any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.

About Us

Fortinet makes possible a digital world that we can always trust through its mission to protect people, devices, and data everywhere. This is why the world’s largest enterprises, service providers, and government organizations choose Fortinet to securely accelerate their digital journey. The Fortinet Security Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protections across the entire digital attack surface, securing critical devices, data, applications, and connections from the data center to the cloud to the home office. Ranking #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide, more than 615,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. And the Fortinet NSE Training Institute, an initiative of Fortinet’s Training Advancement Agenda (TAA), provides one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry to make cyber training and new career opportunities available to everyone.